Four lessons from Zambia’s emerging debt defaultInsight | 15 October 2020 | Yunnan Chen, Sherillyn Raga, Linda Calabrese, Shakira MustaphaFour reflections from four experts on Zambia's private sector debt default. Read and comment
Dealing with Covid-19 in rural Africa: lessons from previous crisesBriefing papers | June 2020 | Steve Wiggins, Roger Calow, Joseph Feyertag, Simon Levine and Alexandra LöweThis brief reflects on previous shocks to examine the affects of Covid-19 in rural Africa. Downloads
The future of finance and banking systems in Africa beyond Covid-19Webinar | 9 June 2020 14:00 - 15:30 GMT+1 (BST)This event explores the post-Covid-19 implications for Africa's financial sector and the trade-offs between financial stability and economic renewal. Find out more
Building trust, not tracking, should be the cornerstone of Covid-19 debt reliefInsight | 20 May 2020 | Bryn Welham, Mark MillerThe pressures of Covid-19 have aligned incentives, and this should enable trust – not complex tracking systems – to form the basis of debt relief packages. Read and comment
Double crisis: effects of a pandemic and economic crisis on Lebanon’s most vulnerable adolescentsBriefing papers | May 2020 | Sally Youssef, Nicola Jones, Agnieszka Małachowska with Marcel SalehThis policy brief draws on interviews with adolescents in Lebanon to understand the effects of the pandemic and the economic and political crisis. Downloads
African countries are leading the way on preventing Covid-19 debt crisesComment | 17 April 2020 | Jesse GriffithsAfrican countries are showing leadership in preventing a coronavirus-sparked debt crisis in the continent. Read and comment
Financing the coronavirus response in sub-Saharan AfricaWorking and discussion papers | April 2020 | Mark Miller, Francesca Bastagli, Tom Hart, Sherillyn Raga, Shakira Mustapha, Phyllis Papadavid, Annalisa Prizzon and Dirk Willem te VeldeThis paper discusses a number of fiscal measures that can be put in place to support sub-Saharan African countries through this pandemic. Downloads
Development finance institutions and the coronavirus crisisBriefing papers | March 2020 | Stephany Griffith-Jones and Dirk Willem te VeldeHere we suggest shareholders provide space for DFIs to fast-track investments, allow repayment postponements and announce a Bounce Back Better facility. Downloads
Financing for developing countries facing a coronavirus-sparked economic crisisComment | 18 March 2020 | Jesse GriffithsDeveloping countries urgently require financial support and creating money through Special Drawing Rights could be the answer. Read and comment
Africa’s rising debtConference | 5 - 6 November 2018This conference explores the challenges of keeping rising public debt in sub-Saharan Africa on a sustainable track. Find out more
